Corticosteroid Dose: High or Low for COVID patients with Hypoxia?

Ruling Out Preeclampsia in a Pregnant COVID-19 Patient A 39-year-old G5P1 pregnant woman (26 weeks of gestation) presented with worsening dyspnea and cough. The symptoms had started five days ago. A multidisciplinary team of experts in general medicine, infectious disease, and maternal-fetal medicine discussed the possibility of preeclampsia in the patient. They suggested a test to rule out preeclampsia. Which one do you think it was? A. Liver function test B. Serum creatinine test C. Placental growth factor test D. Platelet count test Click to Answer Impact of High Corticosteroid Dose on Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Low-dose corticosteroids followed by immunosuppression have been shown to significantly reduce mortality risk in COVID-19 patients with hypoxia. Now, researchers from the University of Oxford investigated whether simply increasing the corticosteroid dose, rather than adding other immunomodulators, could confer additional benefits. Know the Findings Association of Pre-existing Liver Disease with Adverse Outcomes in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection� COVID-19 is a dominant pulmonary disease, with multisystem involvement, depending upon comorbidities. Its profile in patients with pre-existing chronic liver disease (CLD) is largely unknown. We studied the liver injury patterns of SARS-Cov-2 in CLD patients from 13 Asian countries, with or without cirrhosis. Know From Your Peers COVID-19-induced Vestibular Neuritis A 29-year-old Hispanic lady with complaints of severe vertigo, vomiting, and nausea was admitted to the emergency department. The patient also had general fatigue with no fever, cough, phlegm, chills, chest pain, or weakness in the extremities. She was working at a chicken farm in a rural area where the COVID-19 infection was prevalent. Read this case of unusual manifestations of COVID, where even with inadequate information, the doctors were able to successfully treat the patient. Read Now Docplexus: One of the world's largest online communities of Doctors Pune - 411025, INDIA info@docplexus.co.in | +91-98500 36954 You received this mail because you opted-in to receive promotional mails from Docplexus. Change email preference.